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Sclerostin in Obstructive Sleep Apnea,tly associated with cardiovascular comorbidities. Thus, in this study we set out to assess the level of sclerostin in patients with OSA. Sclerostin was evaluated in the serum by ELISA method in 106 patients (43 women) with OSA of the mean age of 55 ± 10 years, BMI of 33.1 ± 7.9 kg/m., and apnea/hypo

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Asthma and COPD: Similarities and Differences in the Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Therapy,rent pulmonary diseases can be difficult in practice because of symptomatic similarities. A definitive diagnosis is essential for correct treatment. This review article presents the different symptoms of these two chronic inflammatory lung diseases following a selective search of the PubMed database

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Intracellular and Extracellular Cytokines in A549 Cells and THP1 Cells Exposed to Cigarette Smoke,ellular and extracellular cytokine levels we used human epithelial (A549 cells) and monocyte (THP-1) cell lines grown for 24 h in cigarette smoke-conditioned media. Cytokines were assessed using immunostaining/flow cytometry and ELISA assay. In THP1cells, grown in CS-conditioned media, the intracell

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Frequency of Rare Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Variants in Polish Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disordereficiency variants, other so-called rare variants also predispose individuals to severe chronic respiratory disorders such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Our aim was to assess the frequencies of common and rare . mutations in a group of 1033 Polish patients referred for A1AT

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Influence of Body Shape Composition on Respiratory Function in Adult Women,mple consisted of 107 women aged 17–82 years. Height, weight, chest, waist and hip circumferences, abdominal, and subscapular and triceps skinfolds were examined. The BMI and WHR were calculated. Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV.), peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximal

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Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a New Balance Scale Used in Older Adults,uding ceiling effects and low sensitivity and duration led to the development of a new balance test. The present study was conducted to determine the concurrent validity, reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of the Zur Balance Scale (ZBS). In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, 76 senior a

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Quality of Care for Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Data for Accreditation Plan in PrimSuch information is relevant in the accreditation process on implementing the healthcare. The study group consisted of 133 adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases and 125 adult patients with chronic non-respiratory diseases. In the present study, the level of satisfaction from healthcare pr

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licability by older adults with dementia and their caregivers. . Thirteen good practices were outlined based on the values of respect, involvement, dignity, freedom of opinion and choice, understanding, tolerance, and cooperation with older adults with dementia. . Several good practices were identif

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